7.
GANGA
LOCATION
THE GANGA is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and
Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in
the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through
the Gangetic Plain of North Indiainto Bangladesh, where it empties into
the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest river by discharge
TRIBUTRIES
LEFT:Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghara,Gandaki, Burhi
Gandak, Koshi,Mahananda
RIGHT:Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun,Betwa, Chambal, Tons, Ken, Si
ndh,Hindon, Sharda

8.
YAMUNA
Location
The yamunaTHE YAMUNA, is the largest tributary river of
theGanges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from
the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south
western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the uppermost region
of the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length
of 1,376 kilometers
TRIBUTRIES
LEFT: Hindon, Sharda, Kunta
RIGHT: Tons, Chambal, Betwa, Ken,Sindh

10.
SATLUJ
LOCATION
THE SATLUJ that flow through the historic
crossroads region of Punjab in
northern India and Pakistan. It is located
north of the Vindhya Range, south of
the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas,
and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in
Pakistan

11.
GANDAK
THE GANDAK
is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of
the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in
Nepal.[1] In Nepal the river is notable for its
deep gorge through the Himalayas and its
enormous hydroelectric potential.
TRIBUTRIES
LEFT:Trishuli, Budigandaki,Marshyandi, Madi,Seti Gandaki River
RIGHT: Kaligandaki, Badigad

13.
KOSI
LOCATION
THE KOSI Mt. Kanchenjunga in the east, Arun Koshi from Mt.
Everest in Tibet, andSun Koshi from Mt. Gosainthan farther west. The
Sun Kosi and Arun originate in the T.A.R. and cross into Nepal; then
from Nepal the main stem crosses into northern Bihar, branching
into distributaries before joining the Ganges near Kursela inKatihar
district.

21.
LOCATIO
N OF
RIVER IN
SOUTH
SOUTHERN RIVER
play an important role in the lives of the
Indian people. The river
systems provide irrigation, potable water,
cheaptransportation, electricity, and the
livelihoods for a large number of people
all over the country and to rural areas.
This easily explains why nearly all the
major cities of India are located by the
banks of rivers.

22.
KRISHNA
The Krishna River is one of the most important peninsular Rivers
in central-southern India. The Krishna River is the third longest
river in India after the Ganges and the Godavari. The river is
almost 1,300 km (810 miles) long.i
TRIBUTRIES
LEFT:BHIMA ,DINDI,MUSI,HALIA
RIGHT;VEENA,KOYNA,PANCHGANGA

23.
The Indus River is a major river in Asia which flows through Pakistan.
It also has courses through western Tibet and Northern India.
Originating in the Tibetan Plateau in the vicinity of Lake
Mansarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region
of Jammu and Kashmir
TRIBUTRIES
LEFT:CHENAB,SOAN,BEAS
RIGHT:KABUL,GOMAL,JHELUM

25.
KAVERI
The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river.
The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri,Kodagu in
the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east
through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the
southern Deccan plateau
TRIBUTRIES
LEFT:HEMAVATI,SHIMSHA
RIGHT:KABINI,BHAVNI

26.
GODAVAERI
Tributries
Left:purna sabari
Right:pravara,manair
The Godavari is a river in south-central India. It starts in the western
state of Maharashtra and flows through the southern states
of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh before reaching the Bay of
Bengal

28.
TUGABANDRA
The Tungabhadra River is a river in southern India that starts and flows
through the state of Karnataka and joins the Krishna Riveras it
enters Andhra Pradesh. In the epic Ramayana, the Tungabhadra
river was known by the name of Pampa
Tributries
LEFT:TUNGA,VARDA
RIGHT: BHADRA,HANDRA

33.
FLOOD
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually
dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a
covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the
sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow
of thetide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water
bodies, such as a river or lake, in which the water overtops or
breaks levees, resulting in some of that water escaping its usual
boundarieS

36.
WHAT IS RIVER ACTION
PLAN?
The water quality data generated through National Water
Monitoring Programme and River Basin Studies carried out since,
1980 indicated deterioration of water quality in riverine segments
and other water bodies. The water bodies not meeting the desired
water quality criteria are identified as polluted river stretches/water
bodies. The deviation of water quality from the desired water quality
criteria in the data generated for the river Ganga formed the basis
for launching Ganga Action Plan (GAP). Subsequently, the river
stretches not meeting the desired criteria are identified in all the
major river basins. The identified polluted river stretches were
intensively surveyed by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to identify the sources of
pollution such as Urban Centres and Industrial Units